Unable to get xml file from my webserver

Hi,

I have a little problem getting a xml file from my webserver (that isn't on the localhost) with the following code:

function getValue()
{
var url = "http://myserver.com:8080/something.xml"; //this address is just example

var req = Web.Network.createRequest(
Web.Network.Type.XML,
url, {proxy:"generic"},
valueDownloadComplete);
req.execute();
}

function valueDownloadComplete(response)
{
alert(response.responseText);
}

With browser, I can download the xml file. And what is more, my friend can get this xml file with browser from a different ISP network. So the server is publicly reachable.

If I put that xml file to a free webhost like geocities, the whole works fine, the content is alerted, but if I try to use my own web servers address, the 'response.responseText' contains nothing, and the 'response.responseXML.documentElement' is null.

What can be the problem?

Is it because my web server listens on port 8080, instead of the standard 80?

[3146 byte] By [PeterDeak] at [2008-2-5]